Books+ Search Results
Evidence-based medicine : how to practice and teach it
Title
Evidence-based medicine : how to practice and teach it.
ISBN
9780702031274 (pbk.)
0702031275 (pbk.)
Edition
4th ed. / Sharon E. Straus ... [et al.].
Published
Edinburgh : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2011.
Physical Description
xvii, 293 p. : ill. ; 19 cm + 1 CD-ROM (3 1/4 in.) + 7 cards (10 x 17 cm)
Notes
Previous ed.: Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2005.
CD-ROM and cards in pockets attached to inside front and back covers.
Access and use
Accompanying disc is available for use on a standalone workstation within the library for single users. Disc will require installation.
Summary
Constitutes a traditional way of presenting ideas about EBM. It explains how to ask answerable clinical questions, translate them into effective searches for the best evidence, critically appraise that evidence for its validity and importance, integrate it with patients' values and preferences, assess the practice of EBM. Additional materials, including resources for practicing EBM can be downloaded to PDAs, contain clinical examples, critical appraisals and background papers from other healthcare disciplines such as nursing and occupational therapy with links to various evidence resources. A supporting website for this book also provides updates and new materials.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 22, 2014
System details note
Accompanying disc system requirements: IBM compatible PC; 1.6 GHz or faster CPU; 1 GB RAM ; Windows XP or later.
Accompanying disc system requirements: Macintosh; Apple G4 1.25 GHz or faster CPU; 1 GB RAM; OS 10.1 or later.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Asking answerable clinical questions
Acquiring the evidence: how to find current best evidence and have current best evidence find us
Appraising the evidence
Therapy
Diagnosis and screening
Prognosis
Harm
Evaluation
Teaching EBM.
Subjects
Also listed under
Bookmark As
Citation
